Even the most abject have a sense of superiority based on powerful though undefined merits.

Was there a little time between the invention of language and the coming of true and false?

Ladies and gentlemen are supposed to be looked after by others, like children and pets.

Sex and writing live on playful cruelties.

Constant talkers are unheard.

I read less and less. I have not forgiven books for their failure to tell me the truth and make me happy.

In philosophy, the principles are more interesting than the examples. In literature, the examples are more interesting than the principles.